Greek and World Theatre: Drama, Performance, Education

There are two semesters in each academic year, the fall semester and the spring semester. Each semester consists of thirteen (13) weeks of teaching and three (3) weeks of examinations. Courses of both semesters are re-examined during the September examination period.

Attendance of courses, workshops and related academic activities is compulsory. A postgraduate student is considered eligible to sit examinations only if they have attended at least 70% of the course hours.

If attendance is below the required threshold, the student must attend the course again in the following academic year.

If absences exceed 30% of the total number of courses, the student may be subject to withdrawal, following examination of the case by the competent Board and recommendation to the Department Assembly.

Assessment may be based on written or oral examinations, semester assignments, progress tests, written coursework, laboratory or clinical exercises, or a combination of all of the above.

In written or oral examinations, the integrity of the process must be ensured. Alternative methods, including written or oral assessment through electronic means, may be used in exceptional circumstances or force majeure, provided that the impartiality and reliability of the process are guaranteed.

Alternative assessment methods may also be applied for students with significant cognitive disabilities or special educational needs, following the competent decision-making process and the relevant guidelines of the Accessibility Unit.

Grading is based on a scale from 1 to 10.

Examination results are announced by the lecturer and sent to the Secretariat of the MA and the Department within four (4) weeks at the latest after the examination of the course.

Courses in which a student has not obtained a passing grade must be repeated. However, independently graded laboratory or exercise components are retained and do not need to be repeated if attendance in them was successful.

Correction of a grade is permitted only in cases of obvious omission or cumulative error, following a written statement by the lecturer and a decision of the Department Assembly.

Examination papers are kept for two (2) years under the responsibility of the person in charge of the course, unless criminal, disciplinary or other administrative proceedings are pending.

The final degree grade is calculated on the basis of the weight of each course in the curriculum, expressed through its ECTS credits.

In order to obtain the Master’s degree, each postgraduate student must successfully complete all compulsory courses, the required number of elective courses and the postgraduate thesis, accumulating a total of 120 ECTS.

The MA degree indicates a grade to two decimal places, according to the following scale: Excellent (8.5 to 10), Very Good (6.5 to 8.5 not including) and Good (5 to 6.5 not including).

The MA Thesis must be individual, original, research-based and written according to the writing guidelines posted on the MA website.

Following a student request indicating the proposed title, supervisor and abstract, the Coordinating Committee appoints the thesis supervisor and forms the three-member examination committee, one member of which is the supervisor.

The language of the thesis may be either English or Greek and is specified together with the definition of the topic.

The title of the thesis may be finalised after an application by the student and agreement of the supervisor, subject to approval by the Coordinating Committee.

In order to be approved, the thesis must be defended before the three-member examination committee.

Approved postgraduate theses are obligatorily uploaded to the Digital Repository PERGAMOS, in accordance with the decisions of the Senate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

If the thesis contains original unpublished results, only the abstract may be published initially, upon request of the supervisor and co-signature of the postgraduate student, while the full text may be published later.

A student completes the studies required for the award of the Master’s Degree (MA) by successfully completing the required courses and credits and by successfully completing the postgraduate thesis. The Department Assembly formally determines the completion of studies.

Upon completion of the procedure, the postgraduate student is issued a certificate of completion of studies, loses student status and ceases to participate in the collective bodies of University administration.

The graduation oath is not constitutive of the successful completion of studies, but it is a necessary condition for the award of the title. The ceremony takes place within the framework of the Assembly of the Faculty/Department of Theatre Studies.

Within the framework of the programme, a Master’s Degree is awarded in “Greek and World Theatre: Drama, Performance, Education”.